A Legend in His Own Time, and a Fixer for Mass Tort Litigation

Abstract

Francis McGovern was teaching at Hastings when he died. When I learned the shocking news of his death, I immediately wrote to our Chancellor about him: Francis McGovern was a legend. He deserved to be. He was a legend with judges. He was a legend with lawyers. He was even a legend with law professors. As one who has been deeply involved in American complex litigation for nearly 40 years, I can say that Francis got there first and made more of a difference than anyone else in the American legal academy.